Personal information | |
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Nationality | Hungarian |
Born | (1999-09-24) 24 September 1999 (age 25) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Pole vault |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal bests | Pole vault: 4.57 m (2024) NR |
Hanga Klekner (born 24 September 1999) is a Hungarian pole vaulter. She is the Hungarian national record holder.
Career
She became national champion for the first time at the 2020 Hungarian Athletics Championships. She retained her national title in 2021. She finished in fifth place at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships in the pole vault in Tallinn. She competed at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich in the pole vault.
She competed at the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul, in the women's pole vault. She competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, clearing 4.50 metres for the first time.
She competed at the 2024 European Championships in Rome. She set a new national record at the 2024 Hungarian Athletics Championships, clearing 5.57 metres. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Personal life
She is from Debrecen.
References
- "Hanga Klekner". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- "Klekner Hanga cuts explosively for the U23 European Athletics Championships". Debrecen Sun. July 9, 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- "Klekner Hanga from Debrecen finished fifth in Tallinn". Debrecen Sun. July 16, 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- "European Athletics Indoor Championships 2023 Women's Pole Vault Results". Watch Athletics. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- "Record-breaking 63 athletes will represent Hungary at the World Championships". World Athletics. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- "A queen was born in Budapest, Klekner Hanga jumped into the sky". index.hu. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- "Women Pole Vault Results - European Athletics Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- "ATHLETIC OB: POLE VAULTER KLEKNER HANGA SET A NEW HUNGARIAN RECORD". Eurosport.hu. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- "ATTILA MOLNÁR DID NOT MAKE IT TO THE SEMI-FINALS IN HIS RACE OF HOPE, HANGA KLEKNER WAS ELIMINATED IN THE POLE VAULT". nemzetisport. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- "Klekner Hanga successfully completed three competitions after the European Championships - when will the Olympic quota be available?". haon.hu. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.